Largo Flying Club

R/C Aircraft Club Located in Largo Florida USA                   Charter Number 3848

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Information on how to become a member of the Largo Flying Club

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 Here you will find a image that defines of where to and not to fly

Club Safety Rules

Here you will find the club Safety Rules. This is a must read for new members.

2010 Club Roster

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Roster as of Jan. 2010

Electric Flight Explained

 By Robie R. Here I will make a attempt to explain the workings of Electric Flight

Flight Instruction

The place to get help with flight instruction

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This page has the minutes from each months meeting

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Electric Power Definitions

Ampacity - The current carrying capacity, expressed in amperes, of a conductor under stated thermal conditions.

Ampere (Amp or A) - The unit of measure for current flow in electrical conductors or devices. May be AC or DC Amps.

Battery - An electro-chemical device used to store and generate electrical power.

Battery Charger - An electronic device that provides a controlled voltage and current to a battery to maintain the battery in a fully charged state. 

Battery Charger Modes - A Constant Current Rate of Charge Mode is used until the battery is just below float level. Once the batteries have reached this point, the charging mode changes to a Constant Voltage Mode (Trickle Charge Mode) that is used to maintain the float level of the batteries.

Current - The measure of electrical charge passing a particular point. Commonly measured in Amperes. See Ampere.

Current rating - The maximum current which a piece of electrical equipment was designed to carry or produce.

DC - Direct Current. Electrical current that flows in one direction only.

Full Load - The greatest load that a circuit is designed to carry under specific conditions; any additional load is considered an overload.

Impedance - Forces which resist (impede) current flow in AC circuits, i.e. resistance, inductive reactance, capacitive reactance.

k - kilo, used to express 1000 (10 to the +3rd power) times the standard unit.

m - milli, used to express 0.001 (10 to the -3rd power) times the standard unit, i.e. mA

Ohm (W) - The electrical unit of measure for resistance.

Ohm Law - The relationship between voltage (pressure), current (electron flow), and resistance. The current in an electrical circuit is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance. E=IR, or I=E/R, or R=E/I. Where E=voltage, I=current, and R=resistance.

Voltage (volt or V) - The International System of Units measure of the potential difference between two electrical points, i.e. between line and neutral conductors. Voltage is the electrical pressure which forces the current to flow in a conductor such as a wire.

Watt (W) - The unit of power in the International System of Units equivalent to 1 joule per second. The unit of measure for true power. Watts = VA x Power Factor

Watt-hour (Wh) - Electrical energy equivalent to 1 watt acting for 1 hour. This is also equivalent to 3.4136 BTUs (1 watt-hour = 1 joule/second x 3600 seconds/hour x 1 BTU/1054.6 joules = 3.416 BTUs).

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